Fashion Schools In Texas
In Texas, there are 20 accredited schools where fashion classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in fashion in the state of Texas, which encompasses fashion training at the following levels:
- Fashion Certificate
- Associates degree in Fashion
- Bachelors degree in Fashion
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Texas Vs. National Fashion Employment
| Texas | 379,050 |
| National | 4,625,040 |
Approximately 8% of the country's fashion professionals work in Texas state.
Employment Growth for Fashion professionals In Texas
| 363,230 | 365,260 | 377,140 | 379,030 | 379,050 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Fashion is a growing field in Texas. There were 15,820 more fashion professionals working in Texas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of fashion has grown by 4% in Texas. This is slower than the trend for fashion professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of fashion professionals has shrunk by 6% between 2006 and 2010.
Fashion VS. All Professions salaries in Texas
| $44,426 | $38,671 | $44,901 | $46,849 | $50,708 |
| $42,701 | $44,703 | $45,514 | $47,910 | $49,136 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Fashion
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to fashion professionals are growing in Texas. The mean salary for fashion professionals in 2006 was $44,426 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $50,708 per year.
Salary percentiles for Fashion professionals in Texas
10th percentile |
$25,146 |
25th percentile |
$32,172 |
50th percentile |
$45,080 |
75th percentile |
$60,775 |
90th percentile |
$76,470 |
Thus, there was a 12% growth in fashion professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of fashion, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid fashion professionals earning 142% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Texas state.
Average Salaries for Fashion professionals and related professions in Texas
Art |
$53,664 |
Fashion |
$50,708 |
Fashion Design |
$62,640 |
Fashion Marketing |
$76,060 |
Fashion Merchandising |
$61,085 |
In Texas, fashion professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Fashion programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas
associate |
9 |
bachelor |
18 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 34 |
The number of students graduating from the 20 accredited fashion schools in Texas is increasing. In Texas, there were 564 graduates in 2006. And there were 697 graduates from fashion courses in 2010.
This represents a 24% increase in the number of fashion degree or certificate school graduates in Texas state. Most of these graduates, or 53%, earned an bachelor's degree in fashion.